SOLVED: $radminsuper using

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I am a little bit confused about this variable. Can everyone help to understand it?

Code:

$radminsuper = false;  // tried to dispense with this variable but it is just simpler to have it here once at the top


// than to be running is_mod_admin in a bunch of functions


if (is_mod_admin('admin')) {


   $radminsuper = true;


}

In some modules was the variable set with 1 in other is it a false/true response. What is now correct to use?

How can i make a difference between the superadmins and the mod_admins?

for example:

Code:

if ($radminsuper) {


   echo ' i am a superadmin';


} elseif (is_mod_admin('admin')) {


   echo 'i am a mod_admin';


}

Or must i create here an sql query in the authors table?

Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2012 3:26 pm

ok i believe... i have found the solution

Code:

if (is_mod_admin('admin')) {


   echo ' i am a superadmin';


} elseif (is_mod_admin($module_name)) {


   echo 'i am a mod_admin';


}

Posted: Fri Jun 22, 2012 2:58 pm

Superadmin status can only be determined reliably by querying the authors table and looking at the tinyint(1) field named radminsuper. If the field has a value of 1, then the author_id (field name: aid) has radminsuper status. This is set when creating or editing admins and is only settable by the GOD admin for a system.

Module administrative status is determined from a comma delimited field named admins in the modules table. It too is set by the GOD admin when he creates or edits an admin. The is_mod_admin() function is a shortcut way to determine administrative status for a given module. It is not correct to use is_mod_admin('admin') to determine radminsuper status.

[editorial]using the comma delimited field "admin" in this fashion is nuts but we're stuck with it for now. I use nsngroups in modules that I write for my own site but for general use and backwards compatibility we're stuck with the admin field. [/editorial]

Either 1 or true/false should work if used consistently, just remember that the field is set to a value of 1 if it's true.

Posted: Sat Jun 23, 2012 8:40 am

Just so everyone is aware.

is_mod_admin('founder') = superadmin
is_mod_admin('admin') = admin
is_mod_admin('$mdoulename') = module admin

Posted: Sat Jun 23, 2012 11:30 am

yeah, thanks guys!!